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Employee Limits ON Profiteering Act
To prohibit Federal awards for special Government employees, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill prohibits the federal government from awarding contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and similar awards to special government employees (part-time federal workers) or their spouses, children, business partners, and organizations they serve in officer or management roles. The restriction does not apply to special government employees who serve only on advisory committees. The bill requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be updated within 60 days to implement this prohibition.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
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Actions (2)
- Apr 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself and Mr. Min) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To prohibit Federal awards for special Government employees, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Employee Limits ON Profiteering Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL AWARDS FOR SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
(a) Prohibition.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Federal Government may not enter into or make a Federal award to a special Government employee or to a covered third party.
(b) Exception.—Subsection (a) does not apply to a special Government employee who only serves as a member of an advisory committee.
(c) Revision of FAR Required.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised in accordance with this section.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Advisory committee.—The term “advisory committee” has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Covered third party.—The term “covered third party” means—
(A) the spouse, child, and general partner of a special Government employee; or
(B) an organization in which a special Government employee serves as officer, director, trustee, general partner, or employee.
(3) Federal award.—The term “Federal award” means a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other contract-like instrument, including an agreement entered into pursuant to other transaction authority.
(4) Special government employee.—The term “special Government employee” has the meaning given that term in section 202 of title 18, United States Code. <all>
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